Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does and she does a terrific job. Britta is my character though along with another one or two that will show up later. Now on to the story...

Chapter 2

The Gryffindor girls were all getting settle into bed when Hermione broke the unusually silence, "If you don't mind me asking, where are you from and why are you here?" she addressed Britta.

Britta was quiet while she studied Hermione for a few seconds, "The woman that was raising me die recently and she sent me here. She told me I could find the answering that I was looking for here about my parents."

"That must be sad for you," Lavender Brown jumped into the conversation. Britta just nodded her head.

"So you're here looking for answering." Hermione repeated, "If you need any help you can ask, but where are you from? How are you in the fourth year coming in late?"

"I've been leaving in America for the past several years. I was attending a school for witches and wizards there. It's called Cascade Academy. It's in Washington up by the Canadian border. It's a little school, not very well known."

The other girls seem to loose interest after this but not Hermione, "It must not be very well known. I've never heard of it before or read about it in the books about other magical schools."

"Maybe because it doesn't focus just focus on magic. Yes we learn how to control our powers and use them but we also get a men education."

"Men education?"

"I believe you call them muggles."

"Oh, non-magical human."

"Yes, well, there is something you must realize. Not all of our students are of the human race. We have elves…"

"You have house elves." Hermione interrupted.

"No, not house elves like you are accustom to, but the elves of old."

"The tall ones that look more like us with pointy ears? They're actually still around?"

"Yes, but there is not many left. Like I was saying before we are not just a school of magic we help the student fit into the muggle community. We have dwarves, hobbits, fairies, and about any other magical being you can think of."

"Why don't you just come and live in the wizarding community?"

"Some do, but it's not that simple. The wizarding community will not be able to stay undetective by the muggles forever. We know that not all muggles would understand us so we hide our true selves for now."

"You have a point, especially if You-Know-Who was to ever come back."

"Yes, now I would like to get some sleep for tomorrow if you don't mind?"

"No not all. Thanks for answering my questions. Why don't you hangout with me and my friends tomorrow?"

"That would be nice. Good-night, Hermione."

End Notes: I actually wrote something because I was in the mood so I decided to post it. It's a little different from how I had been writing earlier. I'm pretty sure the rest of this fic is going to be like this with the exception of a few scenes. Thanks for the reviews.